A world away from the usual council warnings about icy roads, the council has warned that the vampire is looking for victims after his legendary home was destroyed.

An old ruined watermill on the Rogacica river at Zarozje village once housed Sava Savanovic - who is said to have been a 'self-confessed vampire' who drunk the blood of anyone who dared visit.

The local Jagodic family bought it up years later and turned it into a tourist attraction after being too scared to use it for anything else.

However, their terror led to the building collapsing over a lack of building work for fear of disturbing the vampire and they are now worried that Sava has been disturbed and is on the hunt.

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Locals are now terrified that the vampire legend is true and the council has advised terrified residents to put garlic up outside their home to ward off the ghoul.

Local mayor Miodrag Vujetic said: "People are worried, everybody knows the legend of this vampire and the thought that he is now homeless and looking for somewhere else and possibly other victims is terrifying people.

"We are all frightened."

The mayor added: "We have also reminded them to put a Holy cross in every room in the house."